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25 Oct 2018
Japanese
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What is the difference between nicest and best?
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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English (US)
Nicest = most pleasing, agreeable, kind
Best = of highest quality, most excellent
“She is the nicest person I know.”
“That is the best restaurant in town.”
Best = of highest quality, most excellent
“She is the nicest person I know.”
“That is the best restaurant in town.”
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English (US)
They can be synonymous but nicest has a nuance of as the most kind while best is used as all-around quality.
So,
He is the nicest athlete in the competition. would mean he is the most kind while
He is the best athlete in the competition. would mean he is the most skilled/strongest.
So,
He is the nicest athlete in the competition. would mean he is the most kind while
He is the best athlete in the competition. would mean he is the most skilled/strongest.
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